Ehrenurkunde – Reichsberufswettkampf 1938 – Wettkampfgruppe Textil

Offered here is an original 1938 Ehrenurkunde awarded to Margarete Kühl for her good achievements in the “Wettkampfgruppe Textil” during the Berufswettkampf aller schaffenden Deutschen (Vocational Competition of all Working Germans). The certificate was issued in Berlin on the Day of National Labour, 1 May 1938, making it a very attractive pre-war example of official Reichsberufswettkampf documentation.

The document specifically records Kühl’s achievement within the Textile competition group, providing an interesting connection to the vocational and occupational competitions organised during the Third Reich. The Reichsberufswettkampf was a large-scale competition intended to test and recognise professional skills among German workers and young people across numerous occupational categories. The Textil category makes this particularly interesting for collectors of women’s vocational history, textile occupations and social-history material.

The impressive certificate features the large Reichsberufswettkampf emblem at the top and is beautifully printed in the characteristic Gothic typeface of the period. At the bottom are the signatures of Dr. Robert Ley, Reichsorganisationsleiter, and Baldur von Schirach, Jugendführer des Deutschen Reiches, giving the document considerable official presentation and historical interest.

The certificate remains in original period condition, showing age-related toning, foxing and scattered discoloration throughout, together with some light handling wear. The printed text, decorative design and both signatures remain clearly legible.

A very attractive and fully named original 1938 Reichsberufswettkampf certificate, combining a female recipient, the Textile competition group, an early pre-war date and the signatures of Robert Ley and Baldur von Schirach. An excellent piece of original documentation for collectors of Reichsberufswettkampf material, German occupational history, women’s history and Third Reich-era certificates.